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Kent Simpson (G)

Bridgeport Sound Tigers

Name:

Kent Simpson

Number:

31

Position:

G

Shoots:

L

Height:

6-3

Weight:

209

Birthdate:

1992-03-26

Birth place:

Edmonton, AB

Biography

2014-15: Split time between Stockton and Colorado in the ECHL...Reassigned by the Islanders to the Sound Tigers on 11/25...Reassigned by the Islanders to the Sound Tigers for the second time on 12/25...Reassigned a third time on 1/30...Made Sound Tigers debut on 1/30, allowing just one goal...Made first start for Bridgeport on 1/31...Reassigned on 3/3 after David Leggio trade...Stopped 22 of 24 shots on 3/15 vs. Syracuse...Earned first win as a Sound Tiger on 3/20 at Springfield, stopping 32 of 33 shots.

Career: Played entire Junior career in Everett...Won 71 games over four seasons thee and played in 6,613 minutes over his last two years...Junior career numbers of 3.02 GAA and a .911 SV%…Made professional debut with Rockford on 4/4/12 and made 38 saves in 4-3 shootout loss...Made his NHL debut on 12/14/13, stopping five of seven shots he faced.